The world is your oyster for this kind of installation.Hi peoples
I'm looking for opinions and thoughts for flooring for another new conservatory I have had built on the side of my house.
It is east facing,so is sheltered from most direct sun, has an insulated concrete slab base and will be used also as a salon for my youngest daughter.
The slab has been down 2 weeks, and the whole thing is now up and dry. I won't be having underfloor heating and will instead go for air heating to be more controllable and instant.
I do favour the plastic type click together flooring but I am open to all ideas and suggestions.
Cheers in advance.
Concrete sub floor means that you can go with ceramic tiles if you wish. A cold floor shouldn’t be an issue in a conservatory as they are usually warm. There are so many designs available now that don’t comply with our usual idea of a ceramic tile.
You will need to do a damp test on a new floor and any good flooring installer will do this. Just because the floor looks dry doesn’t mean it is and new Concrete sub floors should always be treated with caution.
A good choice would be luxury vinyl tile (LVT) available in stick down or “clickâ€.
If going for stick down make sure HT (high temperature) adhesive is used or better still two-part epoxy. Conservatories are subject to high fluctuations in temperature ( hot during the day, cold at night) and normal acrylic adhesive isn’t up to the job.
The advantage of stick down is versatility as it allows for use of insert feature strips, borders etc. which you can’t do with click.
Going for a click version means the floor will be “floating†(not stuck down). You will need to leave an expansion gap around the edge covered by beading. Make sure you choose rigid click (sometimes known as WPC or SPC) which is a fairly new advancement but widely available. It has core that provides much greater stability which is the only issue with click.
Any of the above will last for donkeys and are practical and easy to keep clean.
